Karnataka

Mangalore, Jun 10: Water collected in a huge pit created after quarrying turned out to be a death trap for two boys, at Ulaibettu-Kayarapadau on the outskirts of Mangalore. The deceased are Rajendra (13), son of quarry worker Dadasaheb from Athani in Belgaum and Manjunath (5), son of Shekappa. The two kids ventured out of their homes on Sunday at about 10 am to play together. While the two boys

Mangalore, Jun 10: The Chief Executive Officer of renowned PVS Group died in a road mishap on Sunday evening when the bike he was riding, was smashed by a car, at Bejai in Mangalore. The deceased is Swarool Raj (28), son of Suresh Raj, resident of Bunts' Hostel. The incident occurred when Swarool was plying on his bike from KSRTC to Bejai. A car plying from opposite direction smashed his bike

Mangalore, Jun 10: Karnataka Komu Sauhardha Vedike (KKSV), which has time and again raised its voice against the high-handedness of the communal BJP in the state in general and in the undivided DK district in specific, has now demand the state government to put an end to the moral policing in the region and provide a conducive atmosphere for the religious minorities to live. Moral policing has

New Delhi, Jun 10: Petrol prices may go up by more than Rs 5 per litre if the government resorts to import ethanol to meet the June 30 Cabinet committee deadline for blending 5 per cent of the alcohol with the fuel. Since the domestic production of ethanol is not sufficient to meet the requirement of mandatory blending across the country, the government is left with two options: Either import it

Panaji, June 9: Narendra Modi today appeared to take a dig at BJP veteran L K Advani and other leaders who stayed away from the National Executive, as he praised party chief Rajnath Singh for being "large hearted" which "outsiders won't understand". At a meeting of BJP workers here, Modi praised Singh who said the Gujarat Chief Minister should deliver his address after him as "a popular leader

Mangalore, Jun 9: Abraham T J, a social activist from Bangalore in an open letter to the Secretary of Karnataka Legislative Assembly has raised a valid point. The activist has questioned the Secretary as to why the MLAs have to collect complete salary even if they remain absent at the Assembly and further that why 'No work No pay' policy cannot be introduced even here. Citing example of private

New Delhi, Jun 9: The Central Information Commission has directed the Health Ministry to make public expenses incurred on the treatment of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee within 15 days. While hearing a petition of an RTI applicant who sought details of funds spent on treatment of the 88-year-old ailing BJP leader, Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra said the cost incurred

Mangalore, Jun 9: A student who was returning after a late night party with friends, accompanied by mother of one of the friends, died on the spot when the car he was driving ram into Bal Bhavan compound wall, at Kadri Park in Mangalore, on Saturday night. Ithihas Shetty (22), son of Srinivas Shetty from Kadri Maidan is the deceased. He was plying from Nantoor to Bejai at about 12.40 mid night

Karkala, Jun 9: A 25-year-old woman, who had gone missing from Renjala in Karkala taluk since a week, was found murdered at Iruvail near Moodbidri. The deceased is Poornima Shetty. She was missing after she left home for bank on June 3. Karkala Police who swung into action arrested her lover Prabhakar Shetty (28) and his three friends. Sources said that he had been pestering her to accept the

Mangalore/Udupi, Jun 9: The rains that lashed over undivided DK districts from Saturday afternoon continued even on Sunday, largely keeping people indoors. Due to the heavy rains, Mangalore city witnessed traffic jams due to waterlogged roads. Rao and Rao Circle, MG Road, Kankanady and several places witnessed water gushing over the streets. Caving of a hillock on the pass connecting PVS to